Theopolitical Figures: Scripture, Prophecy, Oath, Charisma, Hospitality

Montserrat Herrero

The book addresses the question of the extent to which theological discourse has been and is relevant to the origins of the meanings, symbols, and realities of some instituted political practices. This relevance has historically manifested itself in the hybridisation of theological and political concepts, images, gestures, and rituals. Indeed, some divine traces could be seen as embedded in institutionalised political practices. Theopolitical figures, then, are other names for God - in the sense of negative theology - that we find in instituted practices within the political realm. The book considers five theopolitical figures: scripture, prophecy, oath, charisma, and hospitality. In the symbolic meaning of these figures, we discern some central questions for contemporary societies, among them: the unconditional character of justice, the unfeasibility of historical expectation, the stability of the given word, the idea of power as a gift, and openness to the coming other as an ethical-political imperative.

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Theopolitical Figures

Scripture, Prophecy, Oath, Charisma, Hospitality

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Acknowledgements
pp vi-viii

Introduction: The Theological Turn in Political Philosophy
pp 1-38

Chapter 1 - Scripture or the Unconditional Character of Justice
pp 39-72

Chapter 2 - Prophecy or the Deconstruction of Historical Expectation
pp 73-116

Chapter 3 - Oath or the Given Word
pp 117-156

Chapter 4 - Charisma or the Power as Gift
pp 157-205

Chapter 5 - Hospitality or the Limits of the Political Community
pp 206-238

Epilogue
pp 239-250

Bibliography
pp 251-279

Index
pp 280-290

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